Telecommunications in the Federated States of Micronesia
This article is about communications systems in the Federated States of Micronesia.
In 2010, Pohnpei was connected to the Internet using the HANTRU-1 undersea cable to provide high-speed bandwidth. Kosrae, Chuuk, and Yap, were planned to be connected in a second phase.[1]
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[edit] Telephone
Main lines in use: 8,000 (1995)
Mobile cellular: NA
Telephone system:
domestic: islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes)
international: satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
[edit] Radio
Broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2011)
Stations below are included in the total: AM Radio stations:
- AM 1350 V6A - Baptist Radio - Moen (Chuuk) FM.. religious-Baptist
- AM 1449 V6AH - Radio V6AH - Kolonia (Pohnpei) FM.. religious-Christian
- AM 1494 V6AI - Radio Yap - Colonia (Yap)
- AM 1584 V6AJ - Voice of Kosrae - Tofol (Kosrae) FM.. English, Kosraen
FM Radio stations:
- FM 88.5 BWXX-FM
- FM 88.5 V6BBC Bible Baptist Church Radio (Weno, Chuuk)
- FM 89.5 V6AK Radio - Moen (Chuuk) FM English, Chuukese
- FM 104.0 V6AF - Kolonia (Pohnpei) FM.. religious-Christian
There is also a shortwave relay of 88.5 FM, V6MP.
Radios: NA
[edit] Television
Broadcast stations:
- KPON 7 Kolonia (Pohnpei, 1 kW)
- TTKK 7 Moen (Truk, 0.1 kW)
- WAAB 7 (Government station) Colonia (Yap, 1 kW) - (1997)
Several Honolulu local stations are available on cable (converted from ATSC to DVB-T): KHON-TV (Fox), KITV-TV (ABC), KHNL-TV (NBC) and KGMB-TV (CBS).
Televisions: NA
[edit] Internet
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1[2]
Country code: FM
[edit] Notes
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